DROP SEQUENCE
DROP SEQUENCE
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SQL - Language Statements
DROP SEQUENCE
remove a sequence
DROP SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence number
generators. A sequence can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.
Parameters
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the sequence does not exist. A notice is issued
in this case.
name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the sequence,
and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
(see ).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the sequence if any objects depend on it. This
is the default.
Examples
To remove the sequence serial:
DROP SEQUENCE serial;
Compatibility
DROP SEQUENCE conforms to the SQL
standard, except that the standard only allows one
sequence to be dropped per command, and apart from the
IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL
extension.
See Also